Customer Reviews

This is going to be good!

I saw Kaisers as part of the opening season at the new Leeds Arena and they played a few tracks off this new album and we were all blown away! Can wait for this to be released :D

One of the best

by
wicky wacky 42

I saw them at the Brixton academy last March and they were utterly fantastic. One of the best live bands I've seen. This album could be their best...we'll see. I'm liking the sound of Bows And Arrows. KC are keeping music alive.

Excellent

by
silas.cutler

On first hearing Bows and Arrows I thought the fact that Nick Hodgeson had been replaced by Vjay Mistry that KC had been converted into a much heavier rocky sound and to be honest a bit scared, but songs on the new album especially Misery Company and Ruffians on Parade give it the real Kaiser Chiefs feel and after hearing the album through many times I cannot wait for the 31st!! :D This is a huge improvement from the rather disappointing The Future Is Medieval and sounding to be on par with their first two! Very well done to Ricky, Peanut, Simon, Whitey, Vjay love you all (and Nick;)) Thank you for making my ears so happy :)

Biography

Formed: 2003 in Leeds, England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Specializing in a muscular and melodic blend of classic Brit-pop, post-punk, and new wave, the Kaiser Chiefs' blue-collar, pub-style take on indie rock managed to split the difference between timely and nostalgic. Comprised of vocalist Ricky Wilson, guitarist Andrew White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick Baines, and drummer Nick Hodgson, Kaiser Chiefs resurrected the mod spirit of the Jam in "I Predict a Riot," a supercharged class-of-1977 power pop single that quickly electrified the British...